Welcome to Inner Balance.
Our Mission is to provide support in the restoration and maintenance of balanced pelvic and neuromusculoskeletal health, thus empowering each individual’s capacity to live a full, fun, and rewarding life.
Our Vision is a world in which individuals can age gracefully and still experience the freedom to participate fully in life – in their work, recreation, and relationships.
Leslie M. Parker, PT, CDT
Physical Therapist & Author
Leslie Parker is a Physical Therapist who has 24 years of experience in pelvic floor therapy working with women, men, and children. Some of her accolades include the following:
In 2003 she developed the men’s health and lymphedema programs at Portsmouth Regional Hospital, and in 2009 she developed the women’s health, men’s health, and lymphedema programs for Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.
In 2011 she developed the first pediatric bowel and bladder program with CHAD at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. In 2012 she opened her private practice.
In 2014 she taught a 10-hour pelvis section for a 200-hr yoga teacher training course, and in 2015 she wrote and published The Art Of Control; A Women’s Guide To Bladder Care which reached Amazon's #1 Best Seller rating during the first week it was published.
In 2021 she co-hosted a podcast called The Generation Gap, and in 2022 she developed an online course on pelvic alignment. In 2023 she introduced dry needling into her practice.
Leslie is a highly motivated healer who works with clients to create a unique care plan tailored to their individual needs, drawing on a rich background of educational and manual therapeutics. The primary focus of her practice is to educate and empower clients to understand their body's function and to create daily at-home practices to support continued healthy function throughout life.
Restorative Dry Needling
Essential Pelvic Wellness
Two Office Locations
Bragdon Commons, 1 Brickyard Ln, York Maine
Wednesdays 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Thursdays 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
143 State St Unit 3, Newburyport Massachusetts
Tuesdays 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Fridays 10:00 am - 4:30 pm
Telehealth Physical Therapy
In addition to offices in Maine and Massachusetts, we offer remote physical therapy sessions serving clients in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and North Carolina. These sessions are HIPAA-compliant for confidential, secure appointments. We will send you a link with the date and time of your appointment to our virtual waiting room at https://doxy.me/lesliept.
Life Should Be Carefree!
You should be able to go where you want to go and do what you want to do — without your bladder defining your every move.
There is a way and this book will tell you how.
It is time to break the cycle, and this book is the key to unveiling the secret. Stop being one of ‘those women’ and take control of your bladder, of your life! The time is now. Let’s do this!
Credentials
Education
Master of Physical Therapy, Notre Dame College 2000
Bachelor of Science: Management Information Systems, New Hampshire College 1987
Licensures
Maine State Board of Physical Therapy PT3581
Massachusetts State Board of Physical Therapy - PTL27456
New Hampshire State Board of Licensed Allied Health Professionals - 2565
North Carolina State Board of Physical Therapy - P23030
We know the body has an innate capacity for healthy function and inner balance.
We are committed to providing effective, efficient care to support the body’s self-healing process.
We hope through early education, we will increase pelvic health awareness and build the foundation for a
life time of optimum pelvic health and the health of a balanced nervous and musculoskeletal system.